Waste Management
Waste Reduction Measures at Taipei 101
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Waste sorting encompasses up to 35 categories, with 32 dedicated to recycling, significantly increasing the recycling and composting rates and ensuring resources are properly reused.
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Taipei 101 Garbage Chute System: A vertical waste disposal system compacts non-recyclable waste to a third of its size through crushing, draining, and compacting processes.
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Unused hangers from shopping center tenants are provided to dry cleaners in the building for reuse.
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The initiative promotes the cycle of room decor and green building materials, setting stringent processes from interior decoration to the disposal of renovation waste, reducing construction waste generation.
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The renovation manual sets green material standards and promotes recyclable room decor (renting instead of buying), reducing waste from dismantling when offices are vacated.
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Posters in restrooms encourage proper disposal of toilet paper to reduce the amount of domestic waste produced.
Waste Total Quantity Statistics
Note 1: The total business waste reduction is the difference in waste quantities compared to the year 2019, where the total business waste amounted to 2,796,081 kilograms.
Note 2: Due to the pandemic slowdown, there has been an increase in visitor and tenant numbers, which has subsequently impacted the quantity of waste produced.